Tyrese Haliburton's Dad Won't Attend Pacers Games Indefinitely After Giannis Incident

Don't expect to see Tyrese Haliburton's father, John, at Indiana Pacers playoff games in the near future following his confrontation with Giannis Antetokounmpo after Tuesday's contest.

ESPN's Shams Charania reported Thursday that Indiana's front office decided John Haliburton should not attend the team's home or road games for an indefinite amount of time. Charania noted John Haliburton "was understanding and accepted the choice."

There has been plenty of contrition after the confrontation that overshadowed the thrilling end to Game 5 of Indiana's first-round series win over the Bucks.

Tyrese Haliburton went on The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday and said of his father (45-second mark): "His actions were out of line. I apologized to Giannis, he apologized to Giannis. … There's no excuse and no place for that. I think that he understands that. I think he just got caught up in the moment."

John Haliburton also took to social media to publicly apologize to Antetokounmpo:

However, he also spoke to Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star and denied that he swore at the Bucks star and added he "was wrong for going on the basketball court because I shouldn't have ever done that."

As for Antetokounmpo, he addressed it during a lengthy postgame press conference in which he explained that people should be humble in victory. He also called John Haliburton's behavior "unacceptable."

It was quite the ending to a series that saw Indiana eliminate Milwaukee in the first round for the second straight year.

Damian Lillard was sidelined with a torn Achilles, but it seemed like Antetokounmpo was going to do enough to preserve his team's season with a triple-double of 30 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists. However, Haliburton continuously provided an answer when the Pacers' back was against the wall.

He scored four points in the team's final two possessions of regulation and then converted an and-1 down the stretch of overtime. After a Gary Trent Jr. turnover, the two-time All-Star then made what proved to be the game-winning layup.

That set off the celebration that included his father confronting Antetokounmpo in a move that will prevent him from seeing the Pacers take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in person during the second round.